Royal Navy seeks low-cost small drone boats for targets

Royal Navy seeks low-cost small drone boats for targets

The Royal Navy is looking for industry options to convert a rigid hull inflatable boat or similar vessel into a remotely operated uncrewed surface vehicle to be used as a mobile target in naval exercises, according to a prior information notice published on 19 April. The notice, published by the Ministry of Defence and based at Portsmouth, sets a target unit cost of around £60,000 or below, reflecting an explicit acknowledgement that the global …